Locking attachment for fuse-boxes.



W. R. VANAMAN. LOCKING ATTAHMENT FOR FUSE BOXES.

u Eatented; Sept. 21, 1909.

5. 33MW l r AA TTORNEY.

'WILLS E1. VMIMN, 0F ATLANTIC CITY, NEVI JERSEY.

LCKNG ATTACHMENT FOR FUSE-BOXES Specification of Loi-.ters Patent.

onrllod Jim@ l0, 190B, Serial No. "'7,653. Bvde @alibi-:foei Soni". 2i. i909.

Serial No. 480,261.

To olif whom 'it may concern:

bien known thor l., il'iLLiS l. ,.\.\x\.n,\ \'v` a crimen oil #he United Stains. i'osidino nl @infilo ofi New (lei-Soy, have invonlod :i von loin new .nml useful iioclringg Artlzuflnnonl lor .Fogo-boxes, of vwhich tho following is n sigaooiliooiiion.

rilhin inval-tion, rolziles io linnn boxes noch ore-fused upon olrorio railway oni-s und more paiionlar relation io moons for looking 'the boi; ports.

'Tini princi-pal object of the presenl in vention may loo said to 'resido in the ijiroyidinr;- of n :sys'iom of lovers carried by tho inovnblo Cover of the box within the saine sind Cnpable of boing oporaod by si. hondlon'ogeared through n generally onrvofl slol' in 'rho wall of. he ooi-Jer readily locking and nnlocling the @over io gain :ioooss lo tho box interior.

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A iirthei. object of 'the present in vonlion is to protect the System of lovers by o cwsing` of 4insulating; material carried by l'he over oie the fuso box.

The nature, oharacleri lo failures, and soo-pe of the invention will no inoi'o 'fully nndoi-stood from bho following' 'dosoriplion when in conneoiioii with ilnl noi-,onionnying drawing :orn'iing por# hereof :nnl in whivh v Figure l, n View in olovnliion of :i l'nso box provided with n looking' nllnolnnonl' of the invention, Fig'. Q, is n View in cross socion ol" the sonno and illustrating tho lid` or cover in closed position, and Figs. 2l, und zl :are detail views, hereinafter referred io.

ing two parts hinged /togolhor :n4r :it 2L whereof the part l, constilulos tho box und 2, the lid or cover. The inne box is provided with terminal blocks T, nduplod for the reception of conducting-lends. Cnrrioifl the lid or cover 2, aro cnshionofl insu -n devices which generally tnlod compris@ cage-lili@ irmne S. onnippod with yielding ronuci; blocks il, Ylor engaging' the F/ lib sind vonncl llilools Si.

being suitably Coin'iootod by, wenn@y oi, n Fuso claimed in iny applionion foi ALetters lnlonl, Serial hro. 4C37,(53,' of which 'the presen/ii ons@ Itwill bo understood that in order to protect the above describedv ports the box must be rendered watertight `and lnsl prooi und nl lhosnnnx inno provision unisi bo .nnno loi oniilcly lookingv :and nn-4 lookin;A lho rowi- 2. Menno i# :1150 nooosszny lor proloi-ling thi# locking;I nwflnznisni fron boingnllooln-il by any xm' than nmy bo 11i-o @nl within ihr box. The, lili oi' row. L providoil wih nini-@inni oxlonwomy ll. lor oxioinling or lapping: over lho nwo( ing'ulgos of ihn `lid und box in orilor to rondor the Suid box nnlor-lirghl anni dnsl prooi. Als olonrly illnoirnloil in Fig il, lhis inl or vovor is shown ns boing slotted :an :il l2. und loo yidocl wiih n inonibor inolinml from in lo 13T. tho .Suid slot" being foxineii upon un nu; nl :1 circle rind ndnpl'od lo nooonnnmlolo tho trave-l hherelln'migh of' :l lool; hnndlo 123. unil the snirl inoniboi is adapted for looking lho handle 'when in the position lshown in sind. ligure. rlhis4 look handle is opornlivoly oonneolod with n Sysl'join of levers ndnplnd lo look sind unlock the lid 2, with respect lo tho box As shown l[his mechanism comprises i. n lover lls fnlcruined os at l5, to tho lid or over 2, the point l5, being onA extension ol o plan-o 9h, se@ Fig. l', the free end of said lovor boing conneclod with the lock handle 13, by nnfans of n screw lo, Washers 17, being pre-s ont as shown in Fig.

The ond of iho lover il, :nljnoont its fulci'nnnil point i5, slightly bont as nl'Y 1S, :in shown in Fig. l, anni is provided upon @zich ,sido of lzlno-fnloruni point 1+i, with nivololly arranged look bruns l), und 20, ndnptod' i'o ooopei'ul'o with sind enga-go openings' 2l, and 22, in the, sido Walls of the box l. Upon the; inner sido olliho lid o1' cover 2, und 21ri'nngod lo covor practically tho onliro n-run lhorool in n pinto of non--con ln fling innloi'inl 23, Snpjiorlfod by non--oondnoting wnlls 2l', which sol-von lo proleol 'tho system ob lovors abou, (losoribed ,from boingh niiniohorl by :iny nro lhnl nniy be prosonl, Wilhih theA box und nl lho `suino linie siervos lo proi'ont nnbh nro l'roni @scoping through ho slot l2. vln this connection iL nniy be roinnrliod thnl lho Willis Z-l, of this piofting (fusing :.n'o nperiln'ed nl. 2". for the possngo i-hoi'olhrong'h of tho workii'igue'nds of lh@y lock bins "L9, and 20.

An clearly illustrated in Fig. f2a there is provided ndjnoent tho slot l2, upon the cover or lid :rhood 26, that serves to prevent Water iroin gaining access to the box interior and algo serves 'lo prevent the handle 13, froml and this application filed February 26, 1909.

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nicht il merelyY necessary lo nieve the' lock handle lil, either Lo lie .left or the righi; in order lio unlock or vloek* the box parte. ln u box of 'this character this is important for the reason lhal the attendants in Charge ol a A{rolle}` or other ear are hurr)`- and .should the fuse l0, blow outl and it become necessary to insert; 11 new fuse :i slighly nioveiueiu* oi' Vthe handle 13, Will Suflice lo release the cover and gain immediate accesel to the box interior. Aside from this feet a box of the character described is unprotected in winter from sleet end other elemente thelocking parte thus being apt o freeze up, and to be eble lo loch und unloel: the boi; parte readily is essentiel. By the above described parte which are all proteeed from lzhe accomplished.

ll'het claim is:

l. ln combination e fuse box provided with bar receiving,- openings, a. cover hinged to the box seid cover being equipped with a slot. lornied upon an arc of :L circle, a lever Yfulcrun'wd ul', one end to the cover and een rying ai: iis free ond a handle Y projected lhrough seul slee,

lock bare having pir* usually in e f element-s this may be readilyy elzil relal'ion willi the lulerulned end of said lever for engaginey lhe 7ozir receiving openings of lhe fu box and u easing errenged upon the Lover l'or protecting the lever and lock bars.

in combination a il'use box provided wilih bar reeeiving opening, a cover hinged :uljaeen the lower perl. olf 'die box seid cover being` equipped with a slof; formed upon en are of e circle, a lever fulerumed et one end 'to lhe inner side of Suid cover and heving` secured to ils ol'her end aha'ndle projected and worlrele through said Slot, a pair of outwardly exlending lock bers pivoled lio said lever adjacent the point of fulcruiu ler engaging the bur receivingopenings of the box, i caeinLgr :nrenged ujeon the cover interior for proteefeing the lever end lock bars from electric eres and u hood upon 'the lid exterior above lihe said slot and handle. v

ln testiniony whereof have hereunto signed my naine.

"WIMS l.. VA NAMAN.

lVLUAM ll. JAoiiHoN,

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